Nearpod Application For Whole Group &

Individual Paced Learning

Objectives & Standards:

NEARPOD APPLICATION FOR WHOLE ◦ Teacher Objectives:
◦ Teachers will be able to feel comfortable
◦ ISTE Standards:
◦ 1.1- Empowered Learner (students)

GROUP & INDIVIDUAL PACED

with incorporating technology to meet the ◦ 1.6- Creative Communicator (Students)
needs of various learners.
◦ 2.1 – Learner
◦ Teachers will be able to see the benefits of
LEARNING incorporating technology for their learners.
◦ Teachers will be able to help improve and
grow their data collection process.
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2.2 - Leader
2.6 Facilitator
◦ 2.7 - Facilitator
◦ Standards Addressed: (first-grade only) ◦ 3.3. - Empowering Leader
BY: HALEY FLEISCHNER ◦ RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key ◦ 3.5 - Connected Learner
details in a text. ◦ CSTP Standards: 5.6,6.2
Delivered To: St. Edward Catholic School teaching Staff ◦ RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details,
and demonstrate understanding of their ◦ TLS: Domain 2.1
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central message or lesson. ◦ NBPTS: Proposition 5.1
◦ RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and
major events in a story, using key details

What Is Nearpod Anyway? What You'll Learn Today!

◦ How to use Nearpod for ELA Instruction with the
possibility of more!
◦ How to create differentiated learning experiences for
your students!
◦ How to interpret/understand data provided by the
application!
◦ See what it is like to be the student using the
application!

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Benefits of Nearpod:
Benefit:
Engagement Levels:
How?
• Students actively participate in • Ensures that students are
your own lessons through an
interactive PowerPoint
• Take virtual fieldtrips
• Access a database of
premade lessons to adapt to
your needs
Differentiation: • Students are able to
participate in ways that are
more approachable, various
formats, and potential for
student paced lessons.
Data Collection: • Instant feedback and answers
from students.
• Detailed report provided at
the end of the lesson.
Why?
Let’s Jump To Nearpod Ourselves!
making more meaningful
connections with their learning ◦ Go to www.nearpod.com
• You can see who is actively
participating throughout the ◦ Click ‘join a lesson’
lesson
underneath ‘students’
• Students don’t feel pressured ◦ Enter our code for today’s
to perform at the same level
as others and rather are doing lesson:
their best.
• Revisit lessons on their own for
reteaching in an engaging
and meaningful way
• Informs your instruction for As facilitator, I will also join the Nearpod as the
various levels of students teacher, other teachers will view the ‘student
• Provides data to see version’.
improvements and reteaching

Now You Try: Pre-Assessment-Quiz

◦ This is an example of a pre-assessment you could provide to your students to help
collect data on what your students may or may not know going into the lesson.
◦ It also helps to activate students prior knowledge on the given standard(s) being
taught.
◦ You’ll notice you get instant feedback and can set time limits on the given multiple
choice questions.
◦ Student View: Students can click on the photo while in app to see the text for
rereading purposes. This offers those that may need to reread the opportunity and
those who do not to challenge themselves.
◦ Data Collection: This can be useful to compare to the student’s post-assessment results
to determine reteaching or extending of the lesson.

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What The Teachers see on Nearpod What The Teachers see on Nearpod
in student view: in student view:

What The Teachers see on Nearpod

Now You Try: Open Ended Response
in student view:
◦ This is an example of an open ended response.
◦ Again, You’ll notice you get instant feedback and can set time limits on the given
response.
◦ Student View (Differentiation): Students can click on the text box and type in what they
can at their given academic level.
◦ The girl’s name is Jen.
◦ Her name is Jen
◦ Jen/jen

◦ Data Collection: These open ended responses can be used to inform small group instruction
and individual student growth.

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What The Teachers see on Nearpod

in student view:
Now You Try: Draw It Activity
◦ This is an example of a Draw It Activity.
◦ Again, You’ll notice you get instant feedback and can set time limits on the given
multiple choice questions.
◦ Student View (Differentiation): Students can draw and write what their response might
be. Again, this offers creativity, engagement, and differentiation for all students to be
able to join and communicate without feeling singled out.

What The Teachers see on Nearpod What The Teachers see on Nearpod
in student view: in student view:

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What The Teachers see on Nearpod

Now You Try: Fill In The Blank in student view:
◦ This is an example of a Fill In The Blank Activity.
◦ Again, You’ll notice you get instant feedback and can set time limits on the given
question.
◦ Student View (Differentiation): Students can click and drag the correct words into
place with multiple attempts. This can be extremely beneficial for lower leveled readers
and ELL Learners as it takes the stress off of having to think about writing the word and
rather focusing on the initial letter sound.

What The Teachers see on Nearpod

Now You Try: Matching Activity in student view:
◦ This is an example of a Matching Activity.
◦ Again, You’ll notice you get instant feedback and can set time limits on the given
question.
◦ Student View (Differentiation): Students can match pairs. You’ll notice there is the
opportunity for written definitions or pictures. This is a great way to offer multiple means
of representation for students while also engaging them in reviewing content.

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At the End of the Lesson: Thank You Attending!

◦ Data Collection: Once you have completed the lesson, you will receive a detailed ◦ Before you leave please take the
report on who was a part of your lesson, what the answered, and their scores! survey left in Microsoft Teams to let me
◦ Ways to use the data you’ve collected: know how I did!
◦ Informs small group instruction
◦ Reteaching or Extending
◦ Need Help?
◦ Track individual student growth ◦ Come visit me in my room!
◦ Differentiation: You are able to allow all students to participate in a whole group lesson ◦ Email me!
while quietly differentiating to student’s individual needs! ◦ Call me!
◦ Engagement: Throughout the lesson you can incorporate multiple different response
methods that help to keep students entertained, on their toes, and connected with the
material!
◦ Today’s lesson was one generated by me, however with a quick search you can
access a myriad of other lessons already created!

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